title: [A tonsillolith].
abstract: The author describes a tonsillolith accidentally detected in a peritonsillar abscess in a 10-year-old girl. The concrement 26 x 4 mm in size, weighing 0.84 g was analyzed by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction which revealed that it was a dahllite. The surface of the concrement was documented by a scanning microscope. The authors give an account of 29 published cases of tonsilloliths and in the discussion they analyze the causes of development of these concrements in tonsils.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngologická klinika FNsP, Olomouc.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cerný
mesh_terms: D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Tonzilolit.